Grandhi Venkata Reddy Naidu was born in Andhra Pradesh, India. A lawyer by training and education, Naidu spent his early youth in the Indian Freedom Movement. While practicing law for more than two decades, Naidu held various leadership positions in the West Godavari District administration. He was subsequently elected to the Legislative Council before India's Independence. After India's independence in 1947, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly and after the formation of the state of Andhra Pradesh in 1951, he was appointed the first Minister of Law and Endowments by Chief Minister Sanjeeva Reddy.Grandhi Venkata Reddy Naidu received his undergraduate (B.A.) and law (L.L.B.) degrees from Madras University. He married Grandhi Venkata Lakshmi. The couple had four sons and a daughte